lyceum

noun

Definition of lyceumnext
as in auditorium

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Recent Examples of lyceum The Revolutionary generation took pride in preparing for public life through college literary societies, philosophy clubs, and lyceums – community gatherings for lectures and debates. — Sabrina Schaeffer, Oc Register, 4 July 2025 The lyceum speaking circuit had exploded in popularity, but women were largely barred from it. — James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025 So, too do tours of Emerson’s home, Thoreau’s lyceum and other spots in town. — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025 The Midwest also saw an explosion of newspapers, libraries and a lyceum circuit featuring speakers like Clara Barton, Frederick Douglass and Henry David Thoreau. — Kelly Scott Franklin, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2022 All of the children in the lyceum participated in the exercise without protest. — Mira Ptacin, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021 Its roots go back further, though, to the lyceum movement that started in Massachusetts in the 1820s and offered attendees the prospect of self-improvement through lectures on literary, scientific and moral topics. — Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyceum
  1. auditorium
  2. garden
  3. amphitheater
  4. theater
  5. arena
  6. playhouse
Noun
  • There’s no observed proscenium buffer between stage and auditorium.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Szmed shared video with KDKA Investigates showing mold on multiple auditorium seats.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of auditorium
Noun
  • Gardenia Loved for its deliciously fragrant flowers, the gardenia is a tropical evergreen shrub with glossy leaves that is a favorite in Southern gardens.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The post-race party features live music, food and a beer garden.
    — Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of garden
Noun
  • The study was prompted by concerns raised by people like Heather Chase, who lives miles away from the amphitheater in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
    — Conor Wight, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Inland, Sidi Bouzid offers about 5 minutes, 33 seconds beneath typically dry skies, while the spectacular Roman amphitheater at El Jem gets 4 minutes, 23 seconds.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of amphitheater
Noun
  • Today the Ocala Drive-In is one of four remaining open-air theaters in Florida, along with the Silver Moon in Lakeland, Joy-Lan in Dade City, and the Ruskin Family Drive-In.
    — David Morton, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
  • And the micro thing that only theater people would know is our lighting design, which was considered so weird at the time.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of theater
Noun
  • There may be something to it; in the last two years, on top of finding love, Shygirl opened for Charli xcx’s first arena tour and was selected by Madonna to appear in her Confessions II short film.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 11 Nov. 2026
  • This final phase also involves plans for a new arena, which has been at the center of dispute for years.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of arena
Noun
  • London had been ravaged by plague since the summer of 1592, with high mortality rates in the city and suburbs meaning the playhouses were closed for business for twenty of the following twenty-two months.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Russell adds a 30 Rock–esque backstage frame in which an assistant stage manager (Twiggy, looking divine) is thrust into the spotlight when the star of her regional playhouse’s production of The Boy Friend is nowhere to be found.
    — Juan A. Ramírez, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of playhouse

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